> One night, the Potato family sat down to dinner. Mother Potato and > her three daughters. Midway through the meal, the eldest daughter spoke > up. > "Mother Potato?" she said. "I have an announcement to make." > > "And what might that be?" said Mother, seeing the obvious > excitement in her eldest daughter's eyes. > > "Well," replied the daughter, with a proud but sheepish grin, "I'm > getting married!" The other daughters squealed with surprise. > > Mother Potato exclaimed, "Married! That's wonderful! And who are > you marrying, Eldest daughter?" "I'm marrying a Russet!" > > "A Russet!" replied Mother Potato with pride. "Oh, a Russet is a > fine tater, a fine tater indeed!" > > As the family shared in the eldest daughter's joy, the middle > daughter spoke up. "Mother, I too, have an announcement." "And what might > that be?" asked Mother Potato. Not knowing quite how to begin, the middle > daughter paused, then said with conviction, "I, too, am getting married!" > > "You, too!" Mother Potato said with joy. "That's wonderful! Twice > the good news in one evening! And who are you marrying, Middle Daughter?" > "I'm marrying an Idaho," beamed the middle daughter. > > "An Idaho!" said Mother Potato with joy. "Oh, an Idaho is a fine > tater, a fine tater indeed!" > > Once again, the room came alive with laughter and excited plans for > the future, when the youngest Potato daughter interrupted. "Mother? Mother > Potato? Umm, I, too, have an announcement to make." "Yes?" said Mother > Potato with great anticipation. > > "Well," began the youngest Potato daughter with the same sheepish > grin as her eldest sister before her, "I hope this doesn't come as a shock > to you, but I am getting married, as well!" > > "Really?" said Mother Potato with sincere excitement. "All of my > lovely daughters married! What wonderful news! And who, pray tell, are you > marrying, Youngest Daughter?" > > "I'm marrying Dan Rather!" > > "Dan Rather?!" Mother Potato scowled suddenly. "But he's just a > common tater!" > > > Other Tators: > > Some people never seem motivated to participate, but are just > content to watch while others do the work. They are called ... "Speck > Tators." > > Some people never do anything to help, but are gifted at finding > fault with the way others do the work. They are called ... "Comment > Tators." > > Some people are always looking to cause problems by asking others > to agree with them. It is too hot or too cold, too sour or too sweet. They > are called ... "Agie Tators." > Those that impose their will on others are called... "Dick Tators". > > There are those who say they will help, but somehow just never get > around to actually doing the promised help. They are called ... "Hezzie > Tators." > > Some people can put up a front and pretend to be someone they are > not. They are called ... "Emma Tators." > > Then some of these people that are commonly known as tators have > children. They are called ... "Tator Tots." > I'm sure the list will come up with others.